Recruitment Process

Lesson Objectives

  • Investigate the recruitment process
  • Create a Prezi outlining the steps of the recruitment process

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Recruitment Process - this is what you learned in Unit 1 Create a Prezi outlining the recruitment process.

Employment
Any successful business will probably need staff at some point. Recruiting, training and motivating staff can be an important area that an entrepreneur is inexperienced at.


Recruitment Process
The recruitment process would start with the creation of the following documents


  • Job Description - An overview of the duties involved
  • Person Specification - A description of the personal skills expected
  • Job Particulars - Information about the business, conditions of the job and how to apply
  • Job Advert - A short advert giving brief details and how to get further information
  • Application Form - A form for the applicant to complete when applying (sometimes this is not created but applicants are asked to send a CV and covering letter instead)

The job may be advertised in a number of places, the job centre is a free option, local papers are a low cost option, often jobs are advertised on social media too.

Selection
The recruitment process outlined above will hopefully get applicants for the job and the next stage of this process is to find the right person for the job. Often there will be a lot of applicants and the first thing to do is draw up a shortlist by reading through the applications and looking for those with the right experience, ruling out anyone who seems to have not “sold” themselves well in their application (poor spelling, improper sentences, lots of irrelevant comments). Once the shortlist has been drawn up those on it can be interviewed. The final stage is to take up references from the successful candidate.

Training
It is important to give staff regular training not only on the things they do everyday but on areas of your business that are outside their role, if they are well trained they will be able to help out when others are absent and you may also be able to promote from within your own organisation when vacancies occur. The investment in training also helps the employee to feel valued and motivated - indeed some of the best motivated employees do further training in their own time (maybe learning to use new software).

Motivation
Motivation can come in various forms and if your staff are well motivated they will perform well and develop good loyalty to your company. Motivation can include

  • A fair wage
  • Good working conditions
  • Informed workers
  • Empowered workers
  • Sympathy towards family issues
  • Consistent treatment